Showcase Presents: The Flash #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second volume in DC's Showcase Presents series collects classic Silver Age Flash stories from the mid-1960s, featuring the Scarlet Speedster's adventures in issues of The Flash and other titles. The black-and-white, phone-book-sized edition reprints tales by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, including the introduction of the Reverse-Flash and other key Rogues Gallery members. It offers a budget-friendly way to experience the early exploits of Barry Allen as the Fastest Man Alive.
In "Land of Golden Giants!", Barry Allen brings his dazzling speed to a Central City community center—only to be whisked away to Keystone City, the forgotten home of the original Flash, Jay Garrick. There, Barry discovers Jay lives on a parallel Earth, and when a sudden crime wave threatens the city, the two Flashes must team up before chaos spreads further. Written by Gardner Fox and brought to life with dynamic art by Carmine Infantino and inks by Joe Giella, this classic tale features a striking cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.
In "Flash of Two Worlds!" from Showcase Presents: The Flash #2, Barry Allen, the modern Flash, finds himself unexpectedly pulled from a community center performance in Central City to Keystone City—where the original Flash, Jay Garrick, still lives. As the two speedsters meet, Barry begins to grasp the truth: they exist on separate Earths, and now, with a surge of crime threatening Jay’s world, their paths have crossed in a moment that could change everything.
In "The Conquerors of Time!", Flash takes Kid Flash on a thrilling journey through history, using the speedster’s unique abilities to explore the past and uncover the truth behind the global collapse of atomic power. As they race across centuries, the duo faces the mysteries of time itself, chasing clues that could reshape the future.
In "The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!", Gorilla Grodd, masquerading as William Dawson, escapes custody and returns to Gorilla City, where he reverts to his true form and subjects himself to neo-magnetic radiation—making anyone who sees him fall under his spell. Emboldened by his success, he sets his sights on Central City, aiming to seize power by running for governor. The Flash must stop him, using a clever countermeasure involving solar flare radiation.
In "Double Danger on Earth!", a comet's impact on Earth-2 unleashes deadly radiation, threatening its very survival. With Earth-2 on the brink, Jay Garrick journeys to Earth-1 in search of a solution, arriving just as Barry Allen faces off against two of his most dangerous foes. Together, the two Flashes use Jay’s desperate quest as a trap, turning the tide in their favor—though the true cost of their plan remains uncertain.
In "Who Doomed the Flash?", the Fastest Man Alive faces a chilling mystery when five of his most notorious foes seem to converge on Central City—only to be exonerated by ironclad alibis. As the speedster pieces together the impossible, he realizes too late that the real threat is far more cunning than any single villain could be.
In "Captives of the Cosmic Ray!", the Flash and Green Lantern are snatched from Earth and hurled into a bizarre, alien dimension where they must survive strange perils and unravel the mystery of their imprisonment. As they fight to return home, they uncover a sinister plot: their abduction was a calculated move to clear the way for an alien invasion. With their wits and combined strength, they race to stop the threat before it’s too late.
In the surreal realm of Gobdor, where Earth’s most thrilling moments are broadcast as entertainment, a cunning producer manipulates reality to keep viewers hooked—staging disasters and chaos just to maintain ratings. When the Flash is drawn into this world, he becomes the target of a calculated distraction, his presence threatening to unravel the spectacle before it’s too late.
In "The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!", the cunning Mirror Master escapes prison with a bold new goal: top the prison newspaper’s "Most Successful Criminal" poll by pulling off a string of dazzling heists. With his signature flair for deception and a team of mirrored duplicates, he sets out to outwit the Flash and claim his place at the top—no matter the cost.
In "Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!", the ancient and relentless Vandal Savage launches a brutal campaign against the retired Justice Society, forcing Barry Allen to journey to Earth-2 to aid Jay Garrick. With the JSA's legacy on the line, the team must reunite to confront a foe who has outlived empires—and the very idea of mortality.
In "The Pied Piper's Double Doom!", The Flash and The Elongated Man find themselves caught in a twisted game of crime and amnesia, as the Pied Piper manipulates them with his hypnotic music to commit robberies they can't remember. When their paths cross while investigating each other's mysterious crimes, the two heroes must piece together the truth before the Pied Piper’s next move.
In "Mystery of the Matinee Idol!", a pair of crooks attempt to pull off a jailbreak using Dexter Myles as a distraction, only to be outsmarted by Kid Flash. The unexpected heroism earns Dexter a surprising role in the summer festival Playhouse production.
In "The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold," the icy criminal Captain Cold forms an unlikely alliance with the fiery Heat Wave, uniting their contrasting powers in a bold bid to outwit the Flash. Their mission? To prove themselves to Dream Girl, a local TV celebrity whose approval they both crave.
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